21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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21st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Michigan state flag
Active	September 9, 1862 to June 8, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Perryville Battle of Stone's River Battle of Chickamauga March to the Sea Battle of Bentonville

The 21st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Service

The 21st Michigan Infantry was mustered into Federal service at Ionia and Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 9, 1862. Among the ranks were future prominent Michigan politicians John Avery and Charles E. Belknap.

The regiment was mustered out of service on June 8, 1865.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 3 officers and 80 enlistedmen who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 291 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 377 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel

[edit] See also

• List of Michigan Civil War Units
• Michigan in the American Civil War

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf3.htm#21st The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive